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Synonyms for vexed
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Princeton's WordNet
annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexedadjective
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
"harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
Synonyms:
nettled, pissed off, pestered, pissed, peeved, riled, irritated, miffed, stung, harassed, annoyed, roiled, steamed, harriedAntonyms:
easy, untroubledvexedadjective
causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed
"the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
Synonyms:
harassed, annoyed, pestered, harriedAntonyms:
easy, untroubled
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List of paraphrases for "vexed":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#9423 | upset | |
#16282 | pissed | |
#19872 | annoyed | |
#28872 | steamed | |
#31274 | irritated | |
#34080 | harassed | |
#44626 | stung | |
#59916 | vexed | |
#81821 | miffed | |
#84069 | harried | |
#89626 | riled | |
#100322 | peeved | |
#102744 | pestered | |
#197879 | roiled | |
#316950 | nettled |
How to use vexed in a sentence?
William Shakespeare, "The Tempest", Act 1 scene 2:
From the still-vexed Bermoothes.
If, in instructing a child, you are vexed with it for want of adroitness, try, if you have never tried before, to write with your left hand, and then remember that a child is all left hand.
Of no mortal say, 'That man is happy,' till vexed by no grievous ill he pass Life's goal.
The whole consent issue is quite vexed. People sometimes feel they’re consenting to one thing and it turns out to be something else.
There are ways of creating educational images for patients that don’t involve live streaming potentially vulnerable individuals, the whole consent issue is quite vexed. People sometimes feel they’re consenting to one thing and it turns out to be something else.
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